[Qing Chuan] I became the queen mother after salted fish

With the passage of time, the New Year's Eve has finally arrived.

The inside and outside of the palace also began to be lively, window grilles and couplets were pasted everywhere, and the flowers and trees in the Sining courtyard were decorated with the knots that the court ladies usually made, as well as flowers cut out of red paper.

It does look a bit like spring.

In fact, in the past, it was possible to tie silk and satin on the branches, but this was still too extravagant. Since Jiaqing came to power, this form was banned.

Let Si Ning say that it is really unnecessary, waste is one aspect, and there is no need to make it look like a spring day, and winter also has the beauty of winter.

But everyone in the palace pays attention to this, so Si Ning can only let them do so.

It took only a few days for the palaces to be dressed up, and the preparations for the previous year also started, such as laba, stove sacrifices, and a series of tasks. Although Si Ning was not the main person in charge, he had to participate in many group activities of concubines.

There was no free time, and when it finally came to New Year's Eve, Si Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

This evening, there was a grand banquet in the palace. The emperor hosted a feast for the ministers in the Palace of Preserving Harmony, and the Empress hosted a banquet for the concubines in the Palace of Excellence in the back.

Si Ning sat at the first place under the queen.

She had eaten the New Year's Eve dinner in the palace for so many years, and she couldn't be more familiar with it.

So before coming, she used some snacks to pad her stomach in her own palace.

It's not that the food cooked by the imperial chef in the palace is not delicious, it's just that this kind of palace banquet, when the food is served, it's almost cold, no matter how delicious it is, it's not good to eat it cold.

Si Ning was sitting on the seat, drinking tea while talking with Concubine Xun, the food on the table hardly moved.

When Jiaqing brought the food down, she raised her chopsticks to take a few bites.

But I have to say that even if the dishes are given by the emperor, the cold dishes are not very delicious.

On the contrary, the queen looked very sincere, and within a short while, she ate all the food without any leftovers.

Si Ning looked at her and felt panicked for her, Si Ning thought about it, and thought it's better not to embarrass herself, she should eat slowly and eat as much as she wants.

Concubine Xun smiled beside Si Ning and said: "The emperor finally gave empress empress some face this year, no wonder empress empress is so excited."

Si Ning nodded, this year Jiaqing gave the queen more food than the one given to her, the queen was naturally happy.

Si Ning could understand what Jiaqing meant.

Now Mianning has been suppressed by Jiaqing, and if this continues, Mianyi will stand alone. This is a situation that Jiaqing cannot accept, and Mianchen and Mianyi are brothers, and they don't seem to have any ambitions. Putting it on Mian Kai, naturally he will be gentler to the queen.

This thought only flashed in Si Ning's mind, but she still kept a smile on her face.

Concubine Xun looked at Si Ning's unmoving appearance, she felt a little admirable in her heart, with such concentration, no wonder she was able to stand upright in this harem.

The queen also glanced at Si Ning at this moment, seeing that she was still talking and laughing at Yan Yan, she sighed in her heart.

If she could change her face a little at this time, maybe she would be easy to deal with, so calm, it would be difficult for her to operate.

Of course, the queen could think of the reason why the emperor did this. In fact, ever since Mianning was reprimanded, the queen knew in her heart that this day would come sooner or later.

Before, she was still a little worried that Mian Kai would not be taken seriously by the emperor, but when this moment finally came, she felt that it was too soon.

Although Mian Kai has changed a lot during this period, he is still not ready after all. Compared with Mian Yi, there is still a gap.

But no matter how much she thinks, the emperor will not care about her feelings, for the current situation, all she and Mian Kai can do is accept it.

The queen was a little excited, she really hoped that Mian Kai could stand this test and fight for himself and her!

Xx

No matter how cumbersome the New Year's Eve banquet was, it was finally over. Si Ning also finished eating the food given by Jiaqing just before the end of the banquet, so this can be regarded as an explanation.

But Si Ning's stomach couldn't take it anymore, as soon as he came out of the Jiaotai Hall, Si Ning leaned on his shoulder with some discomfort, and took the hand stove to warm his stomach.

Qing Jin watched from the side, a little worried: "Your Majesty, bear with it for a while, and when you get back to the palace, maybe you can take a pill of Baohe Pill."

Si Ning nodded, but in his heart he admired the queen, she had one more dish than herself, and she ate it up so quickly, it was really amazing.

As a result, just two steps away, Rufei stopped her.

Si Ning looked at Concubine Ru with some surprises, she lives in the Sixth West Palace, and Concubine Ru lives in the Sixth East Palace, they are not in the same direction at all, and they even met her.

Seeing Concubine Ru's sedan chair coming forward, she smiled at Si Ning: "After finishing the meal, my stomach is a little bloated, I wanted to go for a walk, but unexpectedly, I ran into Concubine Concubine."

Si Ning didn't believe this, but still nodded with a smile on his face: "It's cold in the night, Rufei should dress warmly, otherwise it won't be beautiful if she catches a cold."

Concubine Ru replied with a smile.

The two walked back and forth for a while, Rufei suddenly broke the silence: "Today, the Empress is so beautiful, the concubine looks at it, it's not worth it for the empress."

Si Ning listened to this, and smiled slightly: "I don't understand Rufei's words, the empress is the lord of the six palaces, she should be more beautiful, and have a relationship with me?"

Concubine Ru took a look at Si Ning, but she was a little confused about her thoughts, she pondered for a moment, and finally said in a low voice: "Could it be that the empress can't see what the emperor is thinking?"

Si Ning raised his head and looked at Concubine Ru: "No matter what the emperor thinks, it has nothing to do with you and me. It's what you and I should do to be ourselves. Why bother to speculate on the Sacred Heart?"

What she said was a little heavy, and it was also because what Rufei said earlier was inappropriate.

Concubine Ru was silent for a while, and finally nodded: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, it's my concubine's slip of the tongue."

Only then did Si Ning smile: "It's good that Concubine Ru can understand this."

Concubine Ru sighed in her heart, she was also a little anxious, but she just couldn't understand the empress's complacent look!

Concubine Ru bit her lip, she has voted for Concubine after all, and she should be more cautious in her actions in the future, otherwise if she breaks the taboo of Concubine, she will not be a good talker when she looks at Concubine.

At the fork in the road ahead, Si Ning and Ru Fei parted ways.

Si Ning didn't ask where Concubine Ru was going, but just said a few words politely, and went to Yikun Palace.

She looked a little lazy, and her stomach was getting heavier and heavier. Now she only hoped to return to the palace early and take a pill to soothe and relieve her pain.

Xx

This night, because of the vigil, Si Ning couldn't go to bed early. Si Ning stayed up until past midnight, watching the fireworks in the Forbidden City, and then fell asleep.

She fell asleep almost as soon as she touched the pillow, and when she woke up again, it was already the next day.

Si Ning first applied a hot towel to her face, and then she woke up from the sleepiness. She looked in the mirror and felt that her eyelids were swollen a lot.

As I get older, I can no longer stay up late.

Later, Qing Jin peeled an egg and rolled it for her, and the swelling subsided a bit.

Afterwards, it was complicated to wash and dress up. After tidying up, Si Ning went to the Queen's Chuxiu Palace.

When it arrived, the queen hadn't come out yet, but the other concubines had almost arrived. Seeing Si Ning coming in, they all got up and saluted Si Ning.

Si Ning raised his hand to let them all be excused, and then sat down first under the empress.

After that, she was talking while waiting for the queen to come out. After waiting for a while, the queen finally came out. She also looked a little tired, with a thick layer of powder on her face. She must have felt a little uncomfortable staying up late last night.

Si Ning took the lead and led a group of concubines to salute the queen.

After the queen sat down, she said to them indifferently: "Excuse me, let's all sit down."

Only then did Si Ning and the others sit down.

The queen raised her hand and pressed her head, and said calmly: "Today is the first day of the new year, so the palace will definitely be busy. I'm afraid I will also mobilize some people to do things here. If there is anything that is not thoughtful, everyone will be more considerate." , after the year is over, let's talk about other things."

After hearing this, Si Ning didn't understand what the queen meant, but she looked up at the queen, didn't say much after all, and followed the others to answer.

After that, the queen said a few other things about other arrangements, and seeing that it was getting late, she let them go away.

After Si Ning left Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Xun came over and whispered: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by the empress's first sentence?"

Si Ning smiled: "Who knows, but no one can blame you for neglecting anyone, so you can rest assured."

Concubine Xun also laughed: "Even if it is on the head of the concubine, what can the concubine say? The concubine just feels that the empress seems to have confidence now, and she looks very imposing."

Si Ning didn't say a word after hearing this, and still had a faint smile on her face. No matter what the queen wants to do, it's not her turn to take care of it now, but based on her understanding of the queen, she must not go too far. It's nothing more than wanting to stabilize her power and let the concubines in the palace know that she is still the one who decides.

As for anything else, Si Ning didn't see it right now.

Xx

Si Ning went back to the palace, in the afternoon, the queen suddenly came to Si Ning to send a message to send Qingju from her palace to Jiaotai Palace to prepare a dinner.

After hearing this, Si Ning raised her eyebrows, the queen is really generous this time, and she has also mobilized people to her.

Si Ning pondered for a moment, finally took a step back, and agreed to the request.

And he also called Qingju in and explained some things, nothing more than to let her go to work honestly, don't stand out, don't be taken advantage of by others, be careful, and watch everything she handles.

Qingju was a little nervous, after all she wasn't the most useful here in Sining, this was the first time she had experienced such a scene.

Later, Qingjin comforted her with a few words, and sent Qingju over there in person, and that was the end.

After Qing Jin came back, she reported to Si Ning: "The servant looked at it, but the maids of all the palaces were found by the empress, and even the concubine Ru and the concubine Xun also came. It's a huge courtyard."

Si Ning looked indifferent: "I have to go to people here, let alone other places."

After finishing speaking, he paused again: "Can you find out what news?"

Qing Jin nodded: "You don't need to inquire about it, it's been rumored everywhere, saying that the empress is generous and didn't want to let the maids and servants have a bad year, so she let the servants from yesterday take a day off today, and then they will be in various places. The palace recruited someone, came to make up for the errand, and said that this matter was too much in front of the emperor, and the emperor praised the empress for her kindness."

Hearing this, Si Ning had a half-smile on his face, which was quite interesting. The queen had just gained power, and she started to give herself momentum.

But it's normal, some time ago, the queen's authority was suppressed for too long, and the queen also wanted to take this opportunity to re-establish her own authority.

Thinking of this, Si Ning nodded: "Okay, I get it. Thinking about it this way, the Empress probably won't make any fuss about this matter, and I can breathe a sigh of relief."

Qing Jin responded, but sighed in her heart, the Empress Empress regained power, the most difficult thing was the Empress, and I don't know what the Emperor thought.

Qingjin doesn't know what Jiaqing thinks, but Sining knows it clearly, it's still an old topic of balance, Jiaqing won't sit back and watch anyone dominate.

So different from other people's worries, Si Ning herself is quite calm, just like what she said before, no matter what others do, what she can do now is to be herself.

Xx

The Queen's big move on the first day of the first lunar month not only spread her reputation, but also made everyone in the harem feel that the Queen has made a comeback.

Popularity is a very miraculous thing, you don't usually feel it, but when you really feel it, it has pushed many things to happen.

The queen's palace began to become lively again, not to mention that the servants in the palace became more respectful to the queen, even the concubines who used to talk small things behind their backs also showed a lot of respect to the queen.

Because of this incident, Concubine Ru was still sulking in her own palace. Seeing that the queen had been driven to the bottom, she never expected that she would get up again.

But now Rufei's mind is tied up by the nine princesses, she just wants to do something, but she doesn't have the energy, plus what the imperial concubine said that day, Rufei still gritted her teeth and endured it.

Looking at the scenery today, but as long as the fourth elder brother does not overwhelm the eldest elder brother, it will be a mirror image!

Xx

Soon, the beauty of the queen also affected the fourth elder brother in the previous dynasty.

During this period of time, Jiaqing met the fourth elder brother several times, and praised him several times for his academic progress, but he did not let go of his errands.

This made the queen feel a little dissatisfied, thinking that the emperor wants the horse to run and not to eat grass, but she has nothing to do about it, she can only press the fourth elder brother to continue to improve and continue to play the role of a filial son.

The fourth elder brother was actually very depressed in his heart, he was not the material at all, and it was very painful to study like this every day, but Huang Erniang didn't let him go, and Fujin was ruled by Huang Erniang, so he had no choice but to be attacked everywhere.

But no matter how depressed the fourth elder brother was, he didn't dare to resist the queen, so he could only continue to suffer like this.

Seeing that it was time to offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple, the Empress was full of anticipation that Mian Kai would show her face this year, but Mian Yi was still going alone this year, and the Empress was very disappointed.

Mian Kai felt very happy, he just wanted to stay in the capital, and he didn't want to go to some temple in the cold wind.

Seeing her son's failure to live up to expectations, the queen became angry again. What was she trying all her hard work for? How could this child not understand her painstaking efforts!

The queen was furious, she couldn't help but reprimanded Mian Kai again, and hurried back to study.

When her son left in disgrace, she felt a little regretful again, after thinking about it, she called Liu Xu in, and took the leather she had obtained earlier to the fourth elder brother.

Liu Xu had just clearly looked at the empress before scolding the fourth elder brother, and now she asked her to give the fourth elder brother a reward. She was also afraid that she would hit the muzzle of the gun, but she couldn't resist the Queen's wishes, so she could only accept the order and leave.

When Liu Xu arrived at the fourth elder brother's house, the fourth elder brother didn't know where he was going. Liu Xu was in a dilemma, so he had to go to see Si Fujin.

But Sifujin was very kind to her. After asking the reason, he put away the things, talked to her in a soft voice for a while, asked her if she was cold, and saw that her hands were so cold, she even put her gave her the muff.

When she was leaving, Sifujin gave her another thick purse, Liu Xu was very touched, she thought Sifujin was really a good person, but it was a pity that he was given such an idiot as Si elder brother.

After all, she couldn't suppress the emotion in her heart, before leaving, she carefully said to Si Fujin: "Fujin, the Empress has a clear mind, and some things are also seen in her eyes."

Si Fujin's expression changed slightly, he looked at Liu Xu, and laughed again in the next second, took Liu Xu's hand, and said softly: "Thank you for reminding me, I usually don't like Queen Mother, and I am also worried. "

After speaking, he wiped off the bracelet from his hand, and brought it to Liu Xu's hands calmly.

"Aunt Liu Xu will take care of her in the future." Sifujin's expression flickered.

Liu Xu squeezed the bracelet, it was a jade bracelet full of water, it was something she had never touched before.

Liu Xu's heart seemed to open the door to a new world all of a sudden. It turned out that besides living in front of the queen, she also had other ways out.

Liu Xu suppressed the panic in her heart, and nodded seriously to Si Fujin's kindly smiling face: "Fujin, don't worry."

Si Fujin personally sent Liu Xu out, and when Liu Xu's back disappeared, Si Fujin's expression became more dignified.

It turned out that the queen suddenly changed her face and rewarded Xiangge with the medicine, not because she was angry that she didn't give birth to an heir, but because she probably knew that she didn't drink the medicine at all.

Now it's troublesome, if the queen knows about this, I'm afraid I've lost a lot of points in front of the queen, so the issue of heirs should be put on the agenda earlier, otherwise Xianggege will give birth to an heir in the future Well, if the queen really supports her all the way, according to Si elder brother's disposition, I'm afraid she won't be able to withstand such pressure.

Si Fujin's heart was heavy, but Liu Xu was an anomaly in the accident, and she was very lucky to tell her the news. It seems that she should treat these slaves better in the future.

Xx

Although Jiaqing didn't let the fourth elder brother go to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors this time, he gave the fourth elder brother enough face, rewarded a lot of things to the fourth elder brother's house, and praised the fourth elder brother in front of many people.

For a while, the fourth elder brother also had a good time.

Although the queen saw that the benefits were not real, the fourth elder brother couldn't see it. He was quite proud, thinking that Huang Ama had finally seen his benefits, so his actions in the past few days were much more high-profile than before.

After the queen knew about it, she called Si Fujin over, and told her to persuade Si elder brother, both openly and secretly.

Si Fujin responded well on the surface, but after returning home, she didn't take it seriously at all. Now she is worried about the issue of children, how could she disobey Si elder brother in such a matter, and it's too late to follow his hair.

But thinking of not making the queen hate her more, Si Fujin finally used Si elder brother's favorite obstinate weapon to win Si elder brother into the palace.

In addition to wandering around every day, Si elder brother went to Sifujin's house to make villains, and his life was happy.

The queen didn't know what was going on inside, but she felt that Sifujin was quite capable, at least he could win people over.

Xx

Soon, Mian Yi came back from Taimiao, and she was the first one to go to Jiaqing to pay her respects.

Looking at the elder son, Jiaqing still felt very satisfied. The two father and son said a lot of greetings to each other. I don't know, I thought they were ordinary father and son, every word was sincere.

After speaking, Jiaqing kept his son to eat again, and when the meal was finished, he sent Mian Yi to see Si Ning later.

"Your mother has been thinking about you for the past few days. If you don't go there, I'm afraid she will be in a hurry." Jiaqing said with a smile.

Mian Yi bowed to Jiaqing: "The minister will retire there."

Jiaqing nodded: "Go ahead, go back to the mansion to rest after greeting your mother-in-law. You have been tired these few days."

Mian Yi nodded, and then retreated respectfully.

When Mian Yi went to Si Ning Palace, Si Ning really waited anxiously, and when she saw him coming, she smiled: "It can be regarded as coming back."

Mian Yi hastily stepped forward to salute Si Ning: "Let Er Niang worry about it."

How could Si Ning say this, and hurriedly pulled his son to sit down: "Are you okay these few days? Are you not tired?"

Mian Yi smiled and responded one by one: "It's all good, I'm not tired."

Si Ning was relieved after hearing this, and told Mian Yi about the affairs in the palace one by one.

"Actually, I can understand what your Huang Ama means, and I know you understand it in your heart, but in this situation, you still have to be prepared."

Mian Yi nodded with a smile: "I have to worry about you, my son, I know."

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Si Ning didn't worry about it anymore, and asked him a few more words, and then let him go back and rest.

Mian Yi followed the road back to the South No. [-] Office. Just as she walked to the door of the No. [-] Office, she looked at the No. [-] Office next door. He calmly asked Zhang Wanfu who was behind him: "How is the second elder brother these days?"

Zhang Wanfu whispered: "Second Master has been studying behind closed doors these days. I heard that a few days ago, he sent another scripture to the emperor. The emperor sighed after reading it and gave it to the second master's mansion. Hui ink and Xuan paper."

Mian Yi listened and nodded, looking a little indifferent, but said indifferently: "Keep watching."

Zhang Wanfu responded.

Then he hesitated and said, "Then fourth master, do we need to keep an eye on it?"

However, Mian Yi chuckled: "Forget it at Fourth Master's place, it's still the same as usual, but you should pay more attention to the Queen."

Zhang Wanfu responded cautiously, but couldn't help sighing in his heart, this master is just different, he couldn't even guess what he was thinking.

Xx

The elder brother's return to the palace is considered a major event. The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother both came to see him once, but the third elder brother was fine, he still looked lazy, but the fourth elder brother looked at him. Her complexion turned blue, she didn't know what was wrong, Mian Yi also greeted him a few words.

When the two younger brothers were sent away, the second elder brother next door sent another thing, Mian Yi asked someone to present it to see, but it was a picture.

The person who came to send the letter replied respectfully: "Our second master said that when the elder brother returned to the palace, he should have come to greet you, but he has been feeling a little uncomfortable recently. I sent you the adverb, and I hope you will forgive me if I am rude."

Naturally, Mian Yi didn't care about these things, and asked carefully about the second elder brother's condition. Hearing that he just had a cold occasionally, she felt relieved, and asked someone to take some pills from Jiaqing, and asked them to take them home, and said: "You tell the second elder brother to let him recuperate well and don't worry about other things. There is no need for these vain gifts between us brothers."

The person who answered respectfully responded, and then left with his things.

Seeing the back of the visitor disappear in front of her eyes, Mian Yi squinted her eyes, she was actually sick, but she didn't know whether it was real or fake.

Xx

Mian Ning waited in the room for the eunuch who delivered the letter to come back, listening to Mian Yi's reply and Mian Yi's return gift, she had no expression on her face, and said after a long time: "Put the things in the warehouse."

The eunuch couldn't help but looked up at the second elder brother, and saw that his face was calm, so he hurriedly lowered his head and complied.

When the eunuch went out, Mianning coughed twice, what he said before was not completely a lie, he was really unwell, but it was not to the extent that he couldn't go to Mianyi's residence.

It's just that he doesn't seem to see his eldest brother's complacent look now, and he doesn't even want to see his fourth brother's villain succeed.

Thinking of this, he sneered, now it seems that he can't rely on anyone except himself, even the Empress, to her, her son is more important.

Ever since the fourth brother fell into Huang Ama's eyes, Huang Erniang hadn't cared about him for a long time.

Mian Ning closed his eyes, but it doesn't matter, these unnecessary concerns are useless, and the situation of the fourth brother is no different from his then, or even worse than his then.

He really wanted to see what kind of expression the Empress would have when the fourth brother's bamboo basket was empty.

A little gloom appeared in Mianning's eyes.

It's not enough now, he still needs to keep a low profile, when Huang Ama finally forgives his mistakes at that time, it's the time for him to take action.

This time may be very long, but it doesn't matter, now he has a lot of patience.